Animal Farm By George Orwell
Even a moderate leadership, even in an ideally equal civilization, if unrestrained can quickly fester into insuppressible tyranny. Such a transformation is effortless, with tactics such as fear and threats, and obliteration of freedom is inevitable. Such is the theme of George Orwell’s parable Animal Farm, as such is the theme of all failed paradises; the horrendous state of things in the beginning is greatly improved in the highest point, but towards the end the state rapidly descends to the primal dictatorial state it first emerged from.
Orwell introduces the idea of rebellion through Old Major’s dream and meeting to teach us the idea of justice and freedom. Old Major decides to call for a rebellion because he feels that animals have been …show more content…
Napoleon, the ruler of Animal Farm, obsessed with power and greed, expels Snowball, his rival leader, and takes complete control of the farm. The puppies Napoleon took at birth have grown into fierce allies of Napoleon and will kill anyone who dares to go against his rule. He reduces the animal’s rations to reinforce his tyrannical rule. No one can stop the huge explosion of power and inequality that is soon to follow. Napoleon, though he takes control, begins to feel frightened of animals seeking the real meaning of Animalism, and rewrites the commandments to the pigs’ advantage and abolishes Beasts of England because it tells of freedom and equality. Boxer is a strong worker, but he thinks of the freedom that Napoleon promised. He is kept for his strength, but when he is injured, Napoleon takes him away to the knackers’ because Napoleon knows he is capable of rebelling against his leadership. As the farm falls back into the iron clutches of tyranny, Napoleon and the other pigs begin walking on two legs and carrying whips, which signifies the swift and irreversible transition back to the former insuppressible dictatorship. When the human visitors come to visit, it is revealed that the animals on Animal Farm “did more work and received less food than any animals in the country”(137). Eventually, Napoleon announces that even the name Animal Farm has
Orwell introduces the idea of rebellion through Old Major’s dream and meeting to teach us the idea of justice and freedom. Old Major decides to call for a rebellion because he feels that animals have been …show more content…
Napoleon, the ruler of Animal Farm, obsessed with power and greed, expels Snowball, his rival leader, and takes complete control of the farm. The puppies Napoleon took at birth have grown into fierce allies of Napoleon and will kill anyone who dares to go against his rule. He reduces the animal’s rations to reinforce his tyrannical rule. No one can stop the huge explosion of power and inequality that is soon to follow. Napoleon, though he takes control, begins to feel frightened of animals seeking the real meaning of Animalism, and rewrites the commandments to the pigs’ advantage and abolishes Beasts of England because it tells of freedom and equality. Boxer is a strong worker, but he thinks of the freedom that Napoleon promised. He is kept for his strength, but when he is injured, Napoleon takes him away to the knackers’ because Napoleon knows he is capable of rebelling against his leadership. As the farm falls back into the iron clutches of tyranny, Napoleon and the other pigs begin walking on two legs and carrying whips, which signifies the swift and irreversible transition back to the former insuppressible dictatorship. When the human visitors come to visit, it is revealed that the animals on Animal Farm “did more work and received less food than any animals in the country”(137). Eventually, Napoleon announces that even the name Animal Farm has